TRAINING AIMS
This MATS Basic Tower Climbing & Rescue course is designed to provide delegates with the knowledge, understanding & practical skills to ensure individuals safety whilst working on towers & masts in the telecommunications and broadcast industry.
During the MATS Initial Basic Tower Climber & Rescue training course you will be instructed in the safe use of personal fall protection equipment used whilst climbing, the operation of permanently installed fixed safety systems and additional fall prevention equipment.
It’s also a requirement that when working on telecoms towers and masts, that persons are competent in the use of rescue equipment to enable the recovery of an injured colleague. The MATS Initial Basic Tower Climbing and Rescue course covers rescue form towers mast and structures using the SpanSet SHARK rescue kit, but alternative equipment can be included if advised.
The course content is recognised as a component of a person’s competence by MATS & is quality assured by EUSR.
EQUIPMENT COVERED DURING TRAINING
- Work position harness & lanyard
- Single and Double Fall Arrest Lanyards
- Fall Arrest Blocks
- Permanent guided type system
- Temporary guided type system
- Tensioned horizontal lines
- Spanset High Access Rescue Kit (SHARK) or alternative
- Suspension Aids.
Theory/Practical Activities (Knowledge, understanding & practical skills).
- Legislation & safety standards.
- Assessing risk.
- Managing common hazards.
- Using harnesses.
- Using fall arrest lanyards.
- Selecting appropriate anchor points.
- Using fixed fall arrest systems
- Using work position lanyards.
- Using additional fall prevention equipment.
- Developing rescue plans.
- Inspecting rescue equipment.
- Managing suspension Intolerance (syncope).
- Selecting rescue techniques.
- Using knots and “off-weighting” techniques.
- Demonstrating climbing techniques,
- Emergency evacuation from tower.
- Descent rescue from permanent guided type system
- Descent rescue from work position lanyard.
- Descent rescue of suspended casualty using a fall arrest lanyard.
- Rescue from permanent guided type system using pulley system "off-weighting causualty".
PRE-COURSE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
- Delegates must be 18 years and over.
- All delegates must be able to certify they are physically fit and have no medical conditions that might prevent them working at height prior to commencement of training. (A list of conditions that could affect practical training is available upon request. If in doubt, call our team on 01606 738529 for advice prior to booking).
- SpanSet reserves the right to exclude unsuitable delegates from training courses.
Certification
On successful completion candidates will receive a certificate valid for three years.
Additional Information
Further information on our training facilities, first aid provision, insurance etc are available upon request.